Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced $2.2 billion worth of measures to strengthen Medicare following a meeting with state and territory leaders.
A climate protester has been arrested after scaling the spire of the Melbourne Arts Centre in an early morning demonstration.
The banner he attached to the structure promotes three days of climate rallies set to be held in late May. Tourism, Sport and Major Events Minister Steve Dimopoulos visited the arts centre for an unrelated event on Friday and said there were better ways to call for action on climate change.“Safe for yourself, but also safe for other Victorians and people who try and then get you out of harm’s way emergency services.”Defence spending to focus on ‘asymmetric technology’
Asymmetric technology refers to defence capabilities that are difficult to respond to, and Marles said there needed to be a focus on implementing them in operations. “It will help solve technology challenges for the Australian Defence Force so that they get new advanced capabilities to give them greater firepower and greater protection. And secondly, it will grow the defence companies of the future and that leads to more well paid secure jobs for Australians in advanced technologies and advanced engineering, in advanced equipment and production methods, that will make Australia safer and put food on the table for more Australian families.
Coal remained the power grid’s largest contributor, accounting for 58 per cent of generation across the quarter. However, the influx of wind and solar farms coupled with the boom in rooftop solar have continued radically reshaping the market, with renewable energy’s share of output rising 4 per cent to 37 per cent of generation.
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